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Broadsword vs Georges Leygues

Broadsword vs Georges Leygues at a glance — displacement 4,500 vs 4,580 tons, length 131 vs 139 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 222 vs 216.

Specifications
Broadsword Georges Leygues
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇫🇷 France
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd Arsenal de Brest
Year introduced 1979 1979
Number built 14 units 7 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,500 tons 4,580 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range NA 9,500 nm at 15 knots
Length 131.2 m 139.0 m
Beam 14.8 m 14.0 m
Crew 222 216
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Armament & Systems
Broadsword Georges Leygues
Armament
  • 2 x Sextuple Sea Wolf anti-air missile launchers
  • 4 x Exocet MM-38 anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 x triple STWS-2 tubes for Mk.46 or Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes
  • 2 x 40mm Bofors guns
  • 2 x 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns
  • L7A2 GPMGs
  • M134 Miniguns
  • 2 x quad Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (Batch 3)
  • 1 x 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mk.8 gun (Batch 3)
  • 1 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS (Batch 3)
  • 2 x 30mm DS30B guns (Batch 3)
  • 4 x single MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × fixed torpedo tubes
  • 1 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) DP gun
  • 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns
  • 1 × octuple Crotale anti-air missile launcher
Propulsion 2-shaft COGOG, 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines: 54,000 shp (40 MW), 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines: 9,700 shp (7.2 MW) CODOG: 2 × gas turbines (23,100 shp each), 2 × diesel engines (6,400 PS each), 2 shafts
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Broadsword-class or Georges Leygues-class?
The Georges Leygues-class has greater displacement at 4,580 tons compared to the Broadsword-class's 4,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Broadsword-class or Georges Leygues-class?
The Georges Leygues-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Broadsword-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Broadsword-class or Georges Leygues-class?
The Georges Leygues-class has a longer range at 9,500 nautical miles compared to the Broadsword-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Broadsword-class or Georges Leygues-class?
The Georges Leygues-class is longer at 139.0 meters compared to the Broadsword-class's 131.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Broadsword-class and Georges Leygues-class have?
The Broadsword-class has a larger crew complement of 222 compared to the Georges Leygues-class's 216 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Broadsword-class or Georges Leygues-class?
The Broadsword-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 7 vessels of the Georges Leygues-class.